Tag: Babe Ruth

Remembering Original Met Frank Thomas

On January 16, original Met Frank Thomas passed away. Thomas was acquired by the Mets before their inaugural season 1962 in a trade with the Milwaukee Braves. Thomas played for the Mets from 1962 until August 1964, when he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. As a Met, Thomas hit 52 home runs over two and two-thirds seasons, while posting a .262 batting average and driving in 173 runs. He...

Morning Briefing: Aaron Judge One Away From AL Home Run Record

Good morning, Mets fans! Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hits his 60th home run of the season against Pirates pitcher Wil Crowe on Tuesday. Judge ties Babe Ruth for the second-most home runs hit in a single season for the franchise and is only one away from tying Roger Maris for the AL all-time single season record. But alas, the New York team with the better record won on Tuesday as well. After...

MMO Exclusive: ’69 World Series Champion, Ron Swoboda

  Even though Ron Swoboda wasn’t the best player or one that possessed a ton of tools, his name is forever revered by Mets’ fans for his contributions in bringing the first championship to Queens in 1969, after seven-straight losing seasons since the club came into existence in 1962. What Swoboda was to many was ‘the affable everyman,’ a grinder on the field with a...

MLB News: Albert Pujols Joins 2,000 RBI Club

With a third inning homer on Thursday for the Angels, future Hall of Famer Albert Pujols became the fifth player in Major League Baseball history to reach the 2,000 RBI milestone. The former Cardinal joins Hank Aaron (2,297), Babe Ruth (2,214), Alex Rodriguez (2,086), and Cap Anson (2,075) in the group. However, Elias doesn’t recognize Ruth and Anson as part of the group because RBI...

MMO Exclusive: Jane Leavy, Author of “The Big Fella”

Babe Ruth has been dead for over seventy years, but he’s been haunting Jane Leavy’s mind for over two decades. Leavy, the New York Times best-selling author whose works include heavily researched biographies on Hall of Famers Sandy Koufax and Mickey Mantle, had been planning to write a then-novel on the most celebrated and by most standards, greatest Major League Baseball player of...

A Mets, Daniel Murphy Reunion Shouldn’t Be in the Cards

Whether you loved him or hated him, there’s no denying how important and historic Daniel Murphy’s performance in the 2015 playoffs was. But that was then, and this is now. It stung when Murphy signed with the Washington Nationals and proceeded to torment the Mets for two and a half seasons. And while he had his career renaissance away from New York and is a different player now than...

On This Date: Tom Seaver Fires Record-Breaking 19 Strikeout Gem!

On this day in Mets history, 48 years ago, Hall of Famer Tom Seaver tossed his 19-strikeout gem against the San Diego Padres and set the major league record with 10 straight strikeouts to end the game. It happened on April 22, 1970 and our own Stephen Hanks was there. Here is the article he wrote back in 2010 to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of one of the greatest moments in Mets history....

MLB Ratifies Posting System, Announce Ohtani Will Be Posted Today

Major League Baseball announced Friday afternoon that they have ratified the new posting agreement between MLB and Nippon Profession Baseball beginning on Nov. 1, 2018 through Oct. 31, 2021. MLB announced today that its Clubs have ratified the new protocol agreement w/Nippon Professional Baseball. The agreement consists of the following key terms: pic.twitter.com/FPssS4Ud0v — MLB...

MLB Roundup: Yankees, Angels Are Serious Contenders for Ohtani

The Los Angeles Angels made a trade on Thursday for veteran reliever Jim Johnson but that’s not really the key part of the deal. Along with Johnson, the Angels will receive $1.21 million in international bonus pool money from the Atlanta Braves. Angels general manager Billy Eppler is being very open about what that money will be used for, “The money acquired in this deal was with an...

Ohtani’s Agent Asks Teams To Submit Their Vision For His Client

Shohei Ohtani’s agent has asked each MLB team that intends to bid on the two-way Japanese standout to say in writing why he would be a good fit for their club, the Associated Press reported Friday. “The memo from Nez Balelo, co-head of CAA Baseball, was distributed to all 30 teams by the commissioner’s office late Friday along with materials for the Dec. 1 vote on a new posting...

Ohtani Confirms Intentions To Play In Majors

Japanese star pitcher and outfielder Shohei Ohtani confirmed Saturday his intentions to make the leap to Major League Baseball. “The other day I met with team officials and stated my intentions,” Ohtani said. “My request was met with warm words of support, so I hope to do my best in America from next year on.” Original Post – Nov. 10, 9 a.m. The Nippon Ham Fighters...

Tim Tebow Hits Homer For Autistic Fan

Part of the legend of Babe Ruth was how he promised to hit a home run for a young boy in a hospital. The story became legend not just because it spoke to The Babe’s home run prowess, but also because it showed a softer side of him – how he always treated children kindly. Perhaps, it was because beneath it all, the godlike Ruth was a caring human being just like the rest of us. On...

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